Comparative study of reactive and proactive routing protocols performance in mobile ad hoc networks

C. Mbarushimana*, A. Shahrabi

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

146 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The mobility of nodes in Mobile Ad Hoc networks (MANETs) results in frequent changes of network topology making routing in MANETs a challenging task. Some studies have been reported in the literature to evaluate the performance of the proposed routing algorithms. However, since the publication of experimental standards for some routing protocols by IETF, little activity has been done to contrast the performance of reactive against proactive protocols. This paper evaluates the performance of reactive (AODV, DSR) and proactive (OLSR) routing protocols in MANETs under CBR traffic with different network conditions. Our results, contrarily to previously reported studies conducted on the same routing protocols, show the superiority of proactive over reactive protocols in routing such traffic at the cost of a higher routing load.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (AINAW'07)
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780769528472
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2007
Event21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops - Niagara Falls, Canada
Duration: 21 May 200723 May 2007

Publication series

Name
Volume2

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops
Abbreviated titleAINAW'07
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityNiagara Falls
Period21/05/0723/05/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software
  • General Mathematics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Comparative study of reactive and proactive routing protocols performance in mobile ad hoc networks'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this